| Long-Stem Buttercup |
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| Original date | 6/29/12 10:33 AM |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-TZ10 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Ranunculus pulchellus var. longicaulis Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Synonyms: Ranunculus longicaulis
Synonyms: Ranunculus longicaulis
Long-Stem Buttercup is a beautiful wildflower
characterized by small yellow buttercup flowers atop tall almost bare
stems. It is an erect plant up to 30 cm high, not rooting at nodes,
hairless to adpressed hairy. Leaves are entire, lanceshaped-elliptic,
on distinct stalks. Upper leaves are stalkless, nearly lanceshaped,
absolutely entire. Flowers are yellow, up to 1 cm across.
Underdeveloped petals about 7 mm long, only little longer than the
about 5 mm long sepals. Long-Stem Buttercup is found in Ladakh,
Himachal Pradesh (Pangi, Spiti Valley), Sikkim and Pakistan, at
altitudes of 3000-4600 m.
Flowering: June-September.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh | Photographed in Nubra Valley, Ladakh. |
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